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[–] Steve@communick.news 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Does Tuvix have two species, or none?

we don't let tuvixen reproduce. it's in the charter.

[–] Steve@communick.news 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

I would say none.
Maybe to be a member of a species requires at least a history of a single breeding pair?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

"A single Tuvix is a curiosity. A wonder, even. But thousands of Tuvixes -- isn't that becoming a race?"

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 5 points 2 days ago

Not all species reproduce sexually. Not all sexual reproduction involves pairs.

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 4 points 2 days ago

Tertiary question: we know that Vulcans/Romulans were descendents of the Progenitors, but are Talaxians?

If not, it might not be technically possible for them to interbreed at all, meaning that a Vulcan/Talaxian hybrid could never occur naturally, and also that Tuvix would probably be genetically incompatible with everything and everyone. Therefore, no species - only an anomaly produced by a freak transporter accident.

[–] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Of course he has tu, it's in the name